Mudguard for bicycles



- June 1947. .J. A. LARIVIERE MUDGUARD FOR BICYcLEs 7 Filed April 6, 1946 Patented June 24, 1947 'MUDGUARD FORBICGLES1 Joseph. Alphonse .Lariviere, Ste. Honedine Queheafianada. i

Application April-6, 1946g serial No. 660,060

6 Glaims. (o1. est-152.1);

The .presentiinvention pertainszto anovebmudguardfor bicycles. adaptedfonattachment to the usual fender over-the front wheel and isso constructed that the rider is fully protected in wet:

andmud dy "weather;

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple construction .for accomplishing the above stated purpose. Another object is to provide such a device that can readily be attached. to the front fender or removed therefrom at will.

In the accomplishmentof theseobjects, the device comprises a pair of sheet metal shields extending from. the rearward portion of the. front fenderto the center of thelfront Wheel... More specifically, a cross member inlthe form 'of a downwardly facing channel is secured to the rear portion of the front fender, and the aforementionedshields are attached thereto. At the forward end the shields are perforated inorder to slip over the front axle after removal of the usual nuts at the outer sides of the fork. The forward ends of the shields are secured in position by re-applying the nuts.

The transverse channel member extends laterally beyond both edges of the front fender and has its midpoint secured to the fender by simple means such as a bolt and nut. The shields are secured by tongue extending therefrom into the channel at the projecting ends thereof, in which they are secured by means of rivets. Also, a depending flexible flap is preferably inserted in the channel and held therein by the same rivet. The flap prevents dirt and mud being thrown rearwardly against the rider.

The invention is fully disclosed by way of example in the following description and in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is an elevation of the forward portion of a bicycle equipped according to the invention;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device constituting the invention;

Figure 3 is a vertical section taken at center of the rear end of the mudguard;

Figure 4 is a vertical section taken in line with one Of the rivets of the rear end of the mudguard constituting this invention; and

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view showing the manner in which the device is assembled.

Reference to these views will now be made by use of like characters which are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout.

In Figure 1 is shown the forward portion of a bicycle comprising, as usual, the forward frame post I in which is mounted a fork 2 which is turned by means of the usual handle bars 3 equipped with handgrips 54 The. lower end: of the fork 2 carries/thettrontaxleua on. which-is mounted the. front. wneert of the bicycle. The conuentionalarcuaterfender :l: lyin overitheiront wheel: i6: is. ifasterred'ithrough andassecured to. the:

' fork:2idirectlyfbeneatlrthepost;il:..

The rear orslowerl-endlof the fender 5! is formed; with a holeh-recelvmg a :boltxfl: whichrsecuresza cross bar lilo; :in the form or .a. horizontal. and. downwardly :facingzchannel, as illustrated-infigure-3. Thelmember1K0:extendszsomewhatbeyond both edges of the membernlf, asnnawbeseenzin Figure -2. The member l-fl recei'vesthe upperedge of a flexible flap -l l as *well-as a pair of spaced tongues l-Z associatedrespectively with shields iii extending-along both sides of the wheel -'B-as far as'the frontaxle-S. The members 1 3 are prof erably meta'l stampings'of wing-shape andsome what elongatedrasshown. The upper portion of each member is that, while the lower portion is bent outwardlyd'nthe form of a check M. The spacing between the wheel and the respective cheeks is such as to receive the mud and dirt thrown upward from the ground by the wheel. The forward end of each shield is rounded as shown in Figure 2 and apertured at l5 to be fitted on the axle 5 on which it is held by means of a nut I6.

In order to secure the flap II and tongues l2 to the channel It], a suitable number of rivets I! are passed through and fastened in these parts. The rivets are preferably disposed at the ends of the member ID in order not to interfere with the bolt 9 which secures the member I0 to the lower end of the fender I.

In installing the device, it is only necessary to remove the usual nuts l6 from the front axle 5 and mount the forward ends of the shields [3 on the axle 5 at the apertures 15. The nuts are then replaced and tightened sufficiently to hold the cheeks securely against the lower end of the fork 2. The hole 8 in lower end of the fender 1 receives the bolt 9 which supports the transverse channel I0. The flap ll extends nearly to the ground and prevents the mud and dirt from being thrown rearwardly against the rider. The cheeks l3 catch any mud and dirt that might otherwise be thrown upwardly and laterally of the conventional center I. The rider is thereby perfectly protected.

Although a specific embodiment of the invention has been illustrated and described, it will be understood that various alterations in the details of construction may be made without demeans for securing said shields to the center of I said wheel.

2. In combination with the front wheel of a bicycle having a fender over the same, a muduard comprising a downwardly facing channel secured transversely on the rear portion of said fender, a pair of shields extendingfrom said channel to the center of said wheel, said shields having tongues secured in said channel, the lower edges of said shields being bent outwardly from said wheel, and means for securing said shields to the center of said wheel.

3. In combination with the front wheel of a bicycle having a fender over the same, a mudguard comprising a downwardly facing channel secured transversely on the rear portion of said fender, a pair of shields extending from said channel to the center of said wheel, said shields having tongues secured in said channel, a flexible flap secured in and depending from said channel, and means for securing said shields to the center of said Wheel.

4. In combination with the front wheel of a bicycle having a fender over the same, a mudguard comprising a downwardly facing channel secured transversely on the rear portion of said fender, a pair of shields extending from said channel to the center of said wheel, said shields having tongues secured in said channel, a flex- -ib1e flap secured in and depending from said channel, the lower edges of said shields being bent outwardly from said wheel, and mean for securing said shields to the center of said wheel.

5. In combination with the front wheel of a bicycle having a fender over the same, a mudguard comprising a downwardly facing channel secured at its midpoint on the rear portion of said fender and projecting beyond both edges of said fender, a pair of shields extending from said channel to the center of said wheel, said shields having tongues secured in the extending portions of said channel, and means for securing said shields to the center of said wheel.

6. In combination with the front wheel of a bicycle having a fender over the same, a mudguard comprising a downwardly facing channel secured at its midpoint on the rear portion of said fender and projecting beyond both edges of said fender, a pair of shields extending from said channel to the center of said wheel, said shields having tongues secured in the extending portions of said channel, a flexible flap secured in and depending from said channel, and means for securing said shields to the center of said wheel.

JOSEPH ALPHONSE LARIVIERE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,241,091 Chapman Sept. 25, 1917 1,015,774 Barber Jan. 30, 1912 1,178,337 Newton Apr. 4, 1916 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 31,209 Denmark Jan, 19, 1923 

